I did a recent piece on the rankings of Derrick White and Payton Pritchard - and how they fared in Yahooo Fantasy Basketball mock drafts. The sample is small, but here is how they fared in two of my "real" fantasy drafts.
For my first fantasy team, I took Jaylen Brown with the 8th pick in the second round (20th overall) when he was ranked at #23 (12 team league). White was taken early with the 9th pick in the 3rd round (33 overall) when ranked at #46. Expectations are high on Derrick with Jayson Tatum out of action for all - or most - of this coming season.
Pritchard went 5th in round 7 (77 overall). He was ranked at #95. I took him, knowing he would not last on the board much longer.
My second "real" draft saw Brown last until #27 overall. White went off the board at #42. I was surprised he lasted that long. Pritchard was drafted at #73 overall.
None of this is a surprise. In my limited sample, fantasy managers seemed to feel Jaylen was correctly ranked. But they view both Derrick White and Payton Pritchard as possible "breakouts" with Tatum on the injuried list.
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